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Once the go-to place for surrogacy, India tightens control over its baby industry

July 2, 2018

A new bill seeks to limit surrogacy to altruistic surrogates only, killing a business that injects $400 billion into the Indian economy every year.

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The many misunderstood reasons people don’t have kids

March 26, 2015Culture
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More women are delaying motherhood, Census Bureau reports

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

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